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Thomas T. Perkins

TitleProfessor Adjoint
InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Boulder
DepartmentBiology-MCD Instruction
Phone303/492-5291

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    R01HL117138     (LEINWAND, LESLIE ANNE)Aug 20, 2013 - Jan 31, 2022
    NIH
    Molecular characterization of cardiomyopathy mutations in human cardiac myosin
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator

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    1. Pellequer JL, Aguayo S, Alessandrini A, Alsteens D, Ando T, Beaussart A, Betton M, Betz T, Blank KG, Bovio S, Campillo C, Canale C, Cartagena-Rivera AX, Carvalho FA, Casuso I, Charras G, Checa M, Collins L, Colom A, Costa L, Dague E, Dahms TES, de Pablo PJ, Delvallée A, Dinarelli S, Dougan L, Dufrêne YF, Dumitru AC, Efremov YM, El-Kirat-Chatel S, Facci P, Fantner GE, Payam AF, Feuillie C, Flors C, Forde N, Formosa-Dague C, Francius G, Franz CM, Franze K, Garcia R, Garcia-Manyes S, Gavara N, Giannotti MI, Girasole M, Guthold M, Heath GR, Heu C, Hinterdorfer P, Hobbs JK, Hoogenboom BW, Janel S, Kellermayer M, Klapetek P, Kodera N, Koehler M, Lafont F, Lamour G, Landoulsi J, Laurent VM, Leclère P, Lekka M, Li H, Longo G, Marchesi A, Mathelié-Guinlet M, Meininger GA, Mela I, Milhiet PE, Millan-Solsona R, Mi?ic Radic T, Molinari M, Moreno-Herrero F, Nash MA, Noël O, Oh YJ, Pasquina-Lemonche L, Patil S, Pedraz P, Pêgo AP, Perkins TT, Pesl M, Pham TT, Picas L, Podestà A, Preiner J, Pribyl J, Proksch R, Puech PH, Pyne ALB, Radmacher M, Redondo-Morata L, Rico F, Roos WH, Ros R, Santos NC, Sarkans U, Schäffer TE, Schillers H, Shao Z, Sicard D, Simonsen AC, Sokolov I, Sousa SR, Stokke BT, Stylianou A, Szymonski M, Tama F, Thomson NH, Uchihashi T, Vassalli M, Verdier C, Vial A, Vié V, Zambelli T, Zenobi R, Zheng P, Valotteau C. A FAIR road to a bioAFM databank. Nat Methods. 2026 Aug 28. PMID: 42665674.
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    2. DaPron KE, Plastow AM, Fink MR, Dzuba B, LeBlanc MA, Perkins TT, Tajkhorshid E, Sousa MC. Evolution of N-terminal mechanical lability as a determinant for Type III secretion. Protein Sci. 2026 Aug; 35(8):e70708. PMID: 42427238.
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    3. Deopa SPS, Bjorkman KK, Edwards DT, LeBlanc MA, Buvoli M, Oakes SH, Dzuba B, Karabina A, Leinwand LA, Perkins TT. Force-Induced Ankle Opening Reveals Mechanical Stabilization of the Ankle of Human ß-Cardiac Myosin. ACS Nano. 2026 Jun 09; 20(22):15982-16000. PMID: 42166798.
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    4. DaPron KE, Plastow AM, Fink MR, Dzuba B, LeBlanc MA, Perkins TT, Tajkhorshid E, Sousa MC. A Type III secretion system effector evolved to be mechanically labile and initiate unfolding from the N-terminus. bioRxiv. 2026 Jan 01. PMID: 41502929.
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    5. Rogers ET, Bognanno TG, Perkins T, Wolf Gianares B, Schuler KW, Geissler J, Larsen V, Lobban D, Dormer LE, Daly J, Scott J, Efstathiou E. Barriers and solutions for healthcare professionals to involve patients as partners in oncology research: Project RISE. Future Oncol. 2026 Feb; 22(5):515-524. PMID: 40499185.
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    6. Jacobson DR, Perkins TT. Quantifying a light-induced energetic change in bacteriorhodopsin by force spectroscopy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Feb 13; 121(7):e2313818121. PMID: 38324569.
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    7. Taylor AMK, Okoniewski SR, Uyetake L, Perkins TT. Force-Activated DNA Substrates for In Situ Generation of ssDNA and Designed ssDNA/dsDNA Structures in an Optical-Trapping Assay. Methods Mol Biol. 2022; 2478:273-312. PMID: 36063324.
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    8. Jacobson DR, Perkins TT. Free-energy changes of bacteriorhodopsin point mutants measured by single-molecule force spectroscopy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 03 30; 118(13). PMID: 33753487.
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    9. Edwards DT, LeBlanc MA, Perkins TT. Modulation of a protein-folding landscape revealed by AFM-based force spectroscopy notwithstanding instrumental limitations. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 03 23; 118(12). PMID: 33723041.
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    10. LeBlanc MA, Fink MR, Perkins TT, Sousa MC. Type III secretion system effector proteins are mechanically labile. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 03 23; 118(12). PMID: 33723050.
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    11. Yu H, Jacobson DR, Luo H, Perkins TT. Quantifying the Native Energetics Stabilizing Bacteriorhodopsin by Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy. Phys Rev Lett. 2020 Aug 07; 125(6):068102. PMID: 32845671.
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    12. Jacobson DR, Perkins TT. Correcting molecular transition rates measured by single-molecule force spectroscopy for limited temporal resolution. Phys Rev E. 2020 Aug; 102(2-1):022402. PMID: 32942397.
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    13. Heenan PR, Wang X, Gooding AR, Cech TR, Perkins TT. Bending and looping of long DNA by Polycomb repressive complex 2 revealed by AFM imaging in liquid. Nucleic Acids Res. 2020 04 06; 48(6):2969-2981. PMID: 32043141.
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    14. Jacobson DR, Uyetake L, Perkins TT. Membrane-Protein Unfolding Intermediates Detected with Enhanced Precision Using a Zigzag Force Ramp. Biophys J. 2020 02 04; 118(3):667-675. PMID: 31882249.
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    15. Heenan PR, Perkins TT. Imaging DNA Equilibrated onto Mica in Liquid Using Biochemically Relevant Deposition Conditions. ACS Nano. 2019 04 23; 13(4):4220-4229. PMID: 30938988.
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    16. Yu H, Heenan PR, Edwards DT, Uyetake L, Perkins TT. Quantifying the Initial Unfolding of Bacteriorhodopsin Reveals Retinal Stabilization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2019 02 04; 58(6):1710-1713. PMID: 30556941.
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    17. Klos J, McCrudden G, Brouard M, Perkins T, Seamons SA, Herráez-Aguilar D, Aoiz FJ. Experimental and theoretical studies of the Xe-OH(A/X) quenching system. J Chem Phys. 2018 Nov 14; 149(18):184301. PMID: 30441911.
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    18. Walder R, Van Patten WJ, Ritchie DB, Montange RK, Miller TW, Woodside MT, Perkins TT. High-Precision Single-Molecule Characterization of the Folding of an HIV RNA Hairpin by Atomic Force Microscopy. Nano Lett. 2018 10 10; 18(10):6318-6325. PMID: 30234311.
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    19. Heenan PR, Perkins TT. FEATHER: Automated Analysis of Force Spectroscopy Unbinding and Unfolding Data via a Bayesian Algorithm. Biophys J. 2018 09 04; 115(5):757-762. PMID: 30122292.
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    20. Heenan PR, Yu H, Siewny MGW, Perkins TT. Improved free-energy landscape reconstruction of bacteriorhodopsin highlights local variations in unfolding energy. J Chem Phys. 2018 Mar 28; 148(12):123313. PMID: 29604885.
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    21. Lopes FB, Wu XL, Li H, Xu J, Perkins T, Genho J, Ferretti R, Tait RG, Bauck S, Rosa GJM. Improving accuracy of genomic prediction in Brangus cattle by adding animals with imputed low-density SNP genotypes. J Anim Breed Genet. 2018 Feb; 135(1):14-27. PMID: 29345073.
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    22. Walder R, Van Patten WJ, Adhikari A, Perkins TT. Going Vertical To Improve the Accuracy of Atomic Force Microscopy Based Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy. ACS Nano. 2018 01 23; 12(1):198-207. PMID: 29244486.
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    23. Van Patten WJ, Walder R, Adhikari A, Okoniewski SR, Ravichandran R, Tinberg CE, Baker D, Perkins TT. Improved Free-Energy Landscape Quantification Illustrated with a Computationally Designed Protein-Ligand Interaction. Chemphyschem. 2018 01 05; 19(1):19-23. PMID: 29069529.
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    24. Edwards DT, Faulk JK, LeBlanc MA, Perkins TT. Force Spectroscopy with 9-µs Resolution and Sub-pN Stability by Tailoring AFM Cantilever Geometry. Biophys J. 2017 Dec 19; 113(12):2595-2600. PMID: 29132641.
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    25. Okoniewski SR, Uyetake L, Perkins TT. Force-activated DNA substrates for probing individual proteins interacting with single-stranded DNA. Nucleic Acids Res. 2017 Oct 13; 45(18):10775-10782. PMID: 28977580.
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    26. Walder R, LeBlanc MA, Van Patten WJ, Edwards DT, Greenberg JA, Adhikari A, Okoniewski SR, Sullan RMA, Rabuka D, Sousa MC, Perkins TT. Rapid Characterization of a Mechanically Labile a-Helical Protein Enabled by Efficient Site-Specific Bioconjugation. J Am Chem Soc. 2017 07 26; 139(29):9867-9875. PMID: 28677396.
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    27. Brouard M, Lawlor J, McCrudden G, Perkins T, Seamons SA, Stevenson P, Chadwick H, Aoiz FJ. An experimental study of OH(A2S+) + H2: Electronic quenching, rotational energy transfer, and collisional depolarization. J Chem Phys. 2017 Jun 28; 146(24):244313. PMID: 28668067.
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    28. Yu H, Siewny MG, Edwards DT, Sanders AW, Perkins TT. Hidden dynamics in the unfolding of individual bacteriorhodopsin proteins. Science. 2017 Mar 03; 355(6328):945-950. PMID: 28254940.
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    29. Okoniewski SR, Carter AR, Perkins TT. A Surface-Coupled Optical Trap with 1-bp Precision via Active Stabilization. Methods Mol Biol. 2017; 1486:77-107. PMID: 27844426.
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    30. Faulk JK, Edwards DT, Bull MS, Perkins TT. Improved Force Spectroscopy Using Focused-Ion-Beam-Modified Cantilevers. Methods Enzymol. 2017; 582:321-351. PMID: 28062041.
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    31. Nikitichev DI, Xia W, Hill E, Mosse CA, Perkins T, Konyn K, Ourselin S, Desjardins AE, Vercauteren T. Music-of-light stethoscope: a demonstration of the photoacoustic effect. Phys Educ. 2016 Jul; 51(4):045015. PMID: 29249838.
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    32. Carter AR, Seaberg MH, Fan HF, Sun G, Wilds CJ, Li HW, Perkins TT. Sequence-dependent nanometer-scale conformational dynamics of individual RecBCD-DNA complexes. Nucleic Acids Res. 2016 07 08; 44(12):5849-60. PMID: 27220465.
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    33. Edwards DT, Perkins TT. Optimizing force spectroscopy by modifying commercial cantilevers: Improved stability, precision, and temporal resolution. J Struct Biol. 2017 01; 197(1):13-25. PMID: 26804584.
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    34. Edwards DT, Faulk JK, Sanders AW, Bull MS, Walder R, LeBlanc MA, Sousa MC, Perkins TT. Optimizing 1-µs-Resolution Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy on a Commercial Atomic Force Microscope. Nano Lett. 2015 Oct 14; 15(10):7091-8. PMID: 26421945.
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    35. He C, Hu C, Hu X, Hu X, Xiao A, Perkins TT, Li H. Direct Observation of the Reversible Two-State Unfolding and Refolding of an a/ß Protein by Single-Molecule Atomic Force Microscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2015 Aug 17; 54(34):9921-5. PMID: 26136291.
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    36. Walder R, Paik DH, Bull MS, Sauer C, Perkins TT. Ultrastable measurement platform: sub-nm drift over hours in 3D at room temperature. Opt Express. 2015 Jun 29; 23(13):16554-64. PMID: 26191667.
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    37. Perkins T, Herráez-Aguilar D, McCrudden G, Klos J, Aoiz FJ, Brouard M. Surface-hopping trajectories for OH(A(2)S(+)) + Kr: extension to the 1A? state. J Chem Phys. 2015 Apr 14; 142(14):144307. PMID: 25877578.
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    38. Churnside AB, Perkins TT. Ultrastable atomic force microscopy: improved force and positional stability. FEBS Lett. 2014 Oct 01; 588(19):3621-30. PMID: 24801176.
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    39. Bull MS, Sullan RM, Li H, Perkins TT. Improved single molecule force spectroscopy using micromachined cantilevers. ACS Nano. 2014 May 27; 8(5):4984-95. PMID: 24670198.
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    40. Chadwick H, Brouard M, Chang YP, Eyles CJ, McCrudden G, Perkins T, Seamons SA, Klos J, Alexander MH, Dagdigian PJ, Herráez-Aguilar D, Aoiz FJ. The collisional depolarization of OH(A (2)S(+)) and NO(A (2)S(+)) with Kr. J Chem Phys. 2014 Feb 07; 140(5):054306. PMID: 24511939.
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    41. Perkins TT. Ångström-precision optical traps and applications. Annu Rev Biophys. 2014; 43:279-302. PMID: 24773015.
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    42. Berweger S, Nguyen DM, Muller EA, Bechtel HA, Perkins TT, Raschke MB. Nano-chemical infrared imaging of membrane proteins in lipid bilayers. J Am Chem Soc. 2013 Dec 11; 135(49):18292-5. PMID: 24251914.
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    43. Paik DH, Roskens VA, Perkins TT. Torsionally constrained DNA for single-molecule assays: an efficient, ligation-free method. Nucleic Acids Res. 2013 Oct; 41(19):e179. PMID: 23935118.
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    44. Sullan RM, Churnside AB, Nguyen DM, Bull MS, Perkins TT. Atomic force microscopy with sub-picoNewton force stability for biological applications. Methods. 2013 Apr 01; 60(2):131-41. PMID: 23562681.
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    45. Montange RK, Bull MS, Shanblatt ER, Perkins TT. Optimizing bead size reduces errors in force measurements in optical traps. Opt Express. 2013 Jan 14; 21(1):39-48. PMID: 23388894.
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    46. Chadwick H, Brouard M, Chang YP, Eyles CJ, Perkins T, Seamons SA, Klos J, Alexander MH, Aoiz FJ. A new potential energy surface for OH(A 2S+)-Kr: the van der Waals complex and inelastic scattering. J Chem Phys. 2012 Oct 21; 137(15):154305. PMID: 23083163.
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    47. Churnside AB, Sullan RM, Nguyen DM, Case SO, Bull MS, King GM, Perkins TT. Routine and timely sub-picoNewton force stability and precision for biological applications of atomic force microscopy. Nano Lett. 2012 Jul 11; 12(7):3557-61. PMID: 22694769.
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    48. Paik DH, Perkins TT. Single-molecule optical-trapping measurements with DNA anchored to an array of gold nanoposts. Methods Mol Biol. 2012; 875:335-56. PMID: 22573450.
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    49. Paik DH, Perkins TT. Dynamics and multiple stable binding modes of DNA intercalators revealed by single-molecule force spectroscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2012 Feb 20; 51(8):1811-5. PMID: 22162006.
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    50. Paik DH, Perkins TT. Overstretching DNA at 65 pN does not require peeling from free ends or nicks. J Am Chem Soc. 2011 Mar 16; 133(10):3219-21. PMID: 21207940.
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    51. Churnside AB, King GM, Perkins TT. Label-free optical imaging of membrane patches for atomic force microscopy. Opt Express. 2010 Nov 08; 18(23):23924-32. PMID: 21164738.
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    52. Perkins TT, Li HW. Single-molecule studies of RecBCD. Methods Mol Biol. 2010; 587:155-72. PMID: 20225148.
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    53. Paik DH, Seol Y, Halsey WA, Perkins TT. Integrating a high-force optical trap with gold nanoposts and a robust gold-DNA bond. Nano Lett. 2009 Aug; 9(8):2978-83. PMID: 19492836.
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    54. Carter AR, Seol Y, Perkins TT. Precision surface-coupled optical-trapping assay with one-basepair resolution. Biophys J. 2009 Apr 08; 96(7):2926-34. PMID: 19348774.
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    55. King GM, Carter AR, Churnside AB, Eberle LS, Perkins TT. Ultrastable atomic force microscopy: atomic-scale stability and registration in ambient conditions. Nano Lett. 2009 Apr; 9(4):1451-6. PMID: 19351191.
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    56. Carter AR, King GM, Perkins TT. Back-scattered detection provides atomic-scale localization precision, stability, and registration in 3D. Opt Express. 2007 Oct 01; 15(20):13434-45. PMID: 19550612.
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    57. Seol Y, Li J, Nelson PC, Perkins TT, Betterton MD. Elasticity of short DNA molecules: theory and experiment for contour lengths of 0.6-7 microm. Biophys J. 2007 Dec 15; 93(12):4360-73. PMID: 17766363.
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    58. Hieb AR, Halsey WA, Betterton MD, Perkins TT, Kugel JF, Goodrich JA. TFIIA changes the conformation of the DNA in TBP/TATA complexes and increases their kinetic stability. J Mol Biol. 2007 Sep 21; 372(3):619-32. PMID: 17681538.
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    59. Carter AR, King GM, Ulrich TA, Halsey W, Alchenberger D, Perkins TT. Stabilization of an optical microscope to 0.1 nm in three dimensions. Appl Opt. 2007 Jan 20; 46(3):421-7. PMID: 17228390.
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    60. Seol Y, Carpenter AE, Perkins TT. Gold nanoparticles: enhanced optical trapping and sensitivity coupled with significant heating. Opt Lett. 2006 Aug 15; 31(16):2429-31. PMID: 16880845.
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    61. Nugent-Glandorf L, Perkins TT. Measuring 0.1-nm motion in 1 ms in an optical microscope with differential back-focal-plane detection. Opt Lett. 2004 Nov 15; 29(22):2611-3. PMID: 15552661.
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    62. Perkins TT, Li HW, Dalal RV, Gelles J, Block SM. Forward and reverse motion of single RecBCD molecules on DNA. Biophys J. 2004 Mar; 86(3):1640-8. PMID: 14990491.
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    63. Perkins TT, Dalal RV, Mitsis PG, Block SM. Sequence-dependent pausing of single lambda exonuclease molecules. Science. 2003 Sep 26; 301(5641):1914-8. PMID: 12947034.
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    64. Prasmickaite L, Hogset A, Maelandsmo G, Berg K, Goodchild J, Perkins T, Fodstad O, Hovig E. Intracellular metabolism of a 2'-O-methyl-stabilized ribozyme after uptake by DOTAP transfection or asfree ribozyme. A study by capillary electrophoresis. Nucleic Acids Res. 1998 Sep 15; 26(18):4241-8. PMID: 9722645.
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    65. Perkins TT, Smith DE, Chu S. Single polymer dynamics in an elongational flow. Science. 1997 Jun 27; 276(5321):2016-21. PMID: 9197259.
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    66. Perkins TT, Smith DE, Larson RG, Chu S. Stretching of a single tethered polymer in a uniform flow. Science. 1995 Apr 07; 268(5207):83-7. PMID: 7701345.
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    67. Perkins TT, Quake SR, Smith DE, Chu S. Relaxation of a single DNA molecule observed by optical microscopy. Science. 1994 May 06; 264(5160):822-6. PMID: 8171336.
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    68. Perkins TT, Smith DE, Chu S. Direct observation of tube-like motion of a single polymer chain. Science. 1994 May 06; 264(5160):819-22. PMID: 8171335.
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